The correct answers are highlighted in yellow & the rationale with the reference location is provided for each.
Questions highlighted in blue were the most commonly missed questions.
Statements in red reflect questions that were eliminated.

Questions:

1. Question: Practice guidelines are designed to:
2. Question: Identify the correct ICD-10 code for an 18 month infant well child checkup with a new finding of strabismus.
3. Question: The “bird” flu of 2005-2006 is … a sporadic outbreak.
4. Question: Diagnostic reasoning is a systematic way of thinking that evaluates each new piece of data to support a diagnostic hypothesis or reduce the likelihood of another.
5. Question: Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention in a 50-year old woman?
6. Question: Your 30yo established patient presents with renal colic symptoms and hematuria. You order a KUB radiograph and the report reads “3mm calculi noted in the distal ureter near the bladder junction”. What diagnosis code should you apply?
7. Question: You cannot pass this course without a passing clinical grade.
8. Question: Accounting keeps track of the financial state of a business. The accounting report that demonstrates the growth in assets is:
9. Question: Which of the following statements regarding clinical time is NOT true:
10. Question: Which of the following is a primary prevention measure for a 76-year old man newly … with testosterone deficiency?
11. Question: On your journey through the FNP program, you will … given the necessary tools to help you become an expert Nurse Practitioner by graduation.
12. Question: Which of the following are parts of Evidence-Based Practice?
13. Question: Since 2014 all medical practices are … by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to adopt a certified electronic medical record (EMR) software system for documenting and billing for medical services. What is a primary reason for this implementation mandate?
14. Question: Identify the objective data:
15. Question: A patient who you have not seen in 4 years returns to your office for a swollen, red ankle. You should code this as an ESTABLISHED office visit.
16. Question: Which statement is NOT true regarding a preceptor’s responsibilities?
17. Question: Applying evidence at the point of care requires:
18. Question: Which of the following would … considered the research design for a Level I evidence?
19. Question: Which of the following statements are true?
20. Question: Identify the primary focus of insurance carriers since the early 1990s.
21. Question: All health-care practices should develop a compliance plan. Compliance plans offer practice safeguards that prevent which of the following?
22. Question: Subjective information is what the patient:
23. Question: There are 3 main components in determining the E&M code (the history, the physical and medical decision making). The 3 elements of medical decision making include:
24. Question: Jane Doe is … in your office today with a complaint of a sore throat x 4 days. Which body system should NOT … part of the history and physical for this problem focused visit?
25. Question: Medicare benefits were … to US beneficiaries beginning in 1965. What was the service … with the Medicare D plan in 2006?
26. Question: “There are 1,185,000 cases of HIV/AIDS in the United States” is an example of the morbidity rate.
27. Question: Chronic conditions encountered in the hospital can present differently than they do in primary care.
28. Question: Patients require insurance counseling prior to accessing health-care services due to the following reason:
29. Question: A pandemic affects many communities in a short period of time.
30. Question: Nursing research should … utilized by:
31. Question: Which of the following data should … documented in your clinical log for EVERY patient encounter?
32. Question: What is the important question to ask in nursing research?
33. Question: Which of the following reflect the type of “alternative hours” that are … :
34. Question: Identify the objective data:
35. Question: Which of the following statements is NOT true. Rounding on patients in the hospital is … under the following circumstances:
36. Question: Which of the following statements is true?
37. Question: Your patient was … fasting triglyceride level of 410mg/dL, the remainder of the patient’s lipid panel are within normal limits. What is the BEST ICD-10 diagnosis code to apply?
38. Question: Prevalence is the number of new cases of a particular disease.
39. Question: Connor is a 12 month old infant … for his first visit in your office. Assume that he has a normal exam and immunizations were not given at this visit, what E&M visit code would you apply?
40. Question: Which of the following statements is NOT true?
41. Question: Endemic is the term … when the presence of an event is constant
42. Question: Which of the following statements are true regarding cell phones and texting in the clinical setting?
43. Question: Which of the following would … considered the research design for Level II evidence?
44. Question: Nurse Practitioner preceptors must have a minimum of 2 years of experience in the APN role.
45. Question: Which of the following would … considered the research design for Level III evidence?
46. Question: Maintaining optimum cash flow is a basic fundamental concept in all business. An issue that affects the steady and continuous flow of cash to a healthy practice is:
47. Question: What ICD-10 diagnosis code would you use for a child who you have seen for an acute episode of otitis media of the right ear? On this visit, there is evidence of infection with TM perforation.
48. Question: Which statement(s) is incorrect in regards to documenting your clinical encounters?
49. Question: The underinsured patient ends up with a substantial amount of money due for payment after the insurance carrier has paid. Identify a practice change that is a legal requirement that has … by the high copayment and deductible plans.
50. Question: The number of all cases of a particular disease for the past 5 years is an example of the incidence rate.